From the New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost comes a sweeping story of two star-crossed lovers in post-World War II Italy, and a blossoming relationship generations later that will reveal a long-buried family secret.

Genoa, Italy, 1946. Vincenzo and Giovanna fall in love at twenty-one the moment they set eyes on each other. The son of a count and the daughter of a tailor, they belong to opposing worlds. Despite this, the undeniable spark between them quickly burns into a deep and passionate relationship spent exploring each other’s minds, bodies and their city, as well as Vincenzo’s family’s sprawling vineyard, Villa Della Rosa—until shifts in political power force them each to choose a side and commit what the other believes is a betrayal, shattering the bright future they dreamed of together.

New York, 2017. Cassandra and Luca are in love. Although neither quite fits with the other's family, Cass and Luca have always felt like a perfect match for each other. But when Luca, an artist, convinces his grandfather and Cass’s grandmother to pose for a painting, past and present collide and reveal a secret that changes everything.

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Jill Santopolo
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Gabrielle De Cuir
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February 28, 2023
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B0B46TP665
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Listening Length	10 hours and 7 minutes
Author	Jill Santopolo
Narrator	Gabrielle De Cuir
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	February 28, 2023
Publisher	Penguin Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0B46TP665
Best Sellers Rank	#44,950 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #77 in 20th Century Historical Romance (Audible Books & Originals) #483 in 20th Century Historical Romance (Books) #1,797 in Women's Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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A love story for the ages

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 27, 2023

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True love always wins in the end. It's never to late to say I love you , it's never too late to be happy. Everyone deserves a life full of love! Ms. Santonio centanni a te e molti Anni de amor. Grazie per una bella storia.

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Italian sky

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 11, 2023

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Not quite finished with this book, but loving the story and just want to keep reading

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Excellent read!

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I loved this book from the very beginning to the last page. What a beautiful love story. I hope this author has more books.

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Great book!

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I thoroughly enjoy every book this author writes.
This was a wonderful story.
I can’t wait for her next one!💕😊

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Bellissimo!

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Everything I look for in a love story!

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Excellent

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A sweeping tale of love lost and found!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 1, 2023

A sweeping, multi-generational love story set against a backdrop of war, fashion, family drama with a blanket of glittering stars!

Picture it: Genoa, Italy...1946. (Sorry, had to do it!) Vincenzo Della Rosa and Giovanna Ferrero come from wildly different backgrounds. Giovanna is mourning the loss of her mother and working aside sister Faustina in her father's tailor shop, dress making and dreaming of better days. Vincenzo is son of a count, and his family also owns an exquisite winery, but Vincenzo would rather spend his days drawing and dreaming. When Vincenzo enters the the Ferrero's shop one day, he and Giovanna are instantly taken with one another: but brewing political unrest and the possible dissolution of the monarchy on the horizon create an even bigger class divide and more roadblocks in between the pair. Is their love strong enough to overtake family ties and bind the two together?

In 2017, Cass and Luca are two artists, both from Italian families, who have fallen in love and are sharing life together in New York City. When they come together to collaborate on a piece with some particular family members, however, what they end up finding is a tie between past and present that they never expected. What will become of their love story...and HOW exactly did Giovanna and Vincenzo's love story end, anyway?

I've been wanting to try a Jill Santopolo novel after hearing nothing but good things about her previous work, and for the most part, this novel ticked all of the boxes. I was unaware this was her first foray into "historical romance' rather than contemporary, but Santopolo certainly painted a lovely and visceral picture of Italy, with everything from lyrical descriptions of the land to the REQUISITE grape stomping wine-making scenes. Those who are historical fiction purists might have some trouble with the dialogue, though, as I caught one part in the 40's timelines where the characters talked about how they were going to "hang out", which I don't think was quite part of the vernacular of the time period.

That aside, I enjoyed my Tour of Italy from start to finish, and the characters were accessible and easy to love. The dual timelines were easy enough to follow, although I must admit I was disappointed by some of the early reveals, as I thought that Santopolo might hang on to the tension a bit longer for more emotional impact. Despite some predictable elements, the love stories were sweet and believable, and the novel has short chapters to keep you flipping the pages and invested till the very end.

Though many claim Paris to be the OFFICIAL City of Love, after reading this emotional tale of love lost and found, I'd say that it's about time Genoa, Italy throws its hat into the ring!

4 stars

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Ellen P

Nice Story

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